Design of the nozzle arrangement on the spray tube of the conventional, oscillating lawn or hose sprinkler

Abstract

This invention provides an improved water distribution at the end of the stroke of an oscillating lawn sprinkler to overcome the undesirable “puddling” affect. This is obtained through the use of more than one sized nozzle, each producing a distinctive water spray trajectory, to provide a more uniform distribution of water. The nozzles may be positioned in 1 row as in the conventional oscillating sprinkler, in two or more rows parallel to the longitudinal axis, or one row of nozzles set at an inclination to the vertical, sideways, left and right at the mid-stroke position.

What I claim as my invention is:  
     
         01 . A spray tube having a distinct pattern arrangement of nozzles or orifices, to produce a variety of water jet trajectories, for an improved distribution of water.  
     
     
         02 . The distinct pattern arrangement of nozzles or orifices, as defined in claim No.  1  consisting of two or more types or sizes of nozzles or orifices, each producing a different trajectory of water jet, all placed in line on the top of the spray tube in line with its longitudinal axis and producing vertical water jets at mid-stroke.  
     
     
         03 . The distinct pattern arrangement of nozzles or orifices as defined in claim No.  1 . consisting of one or more types or sizes of nozzles or orifices, in two or more rows, parallel to the longitudinal axis.  
     
     
         04 . The distinct pattern arrangement of nozzles or orifices as defined in claim No.  1  consisting of one row of one or more size of nozzles at an inclination to the vertical at mid-stroke, sideways, left and right to produce more than one trajectory